Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 11.0804

  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Preceding: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next preceding that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Contributions and disbursements.
      (a)    Each referendum committee shall make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the commission and certified as required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c), of all contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, or incurred by the committee. The referendum committee shall include in each report the following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous report:
         1.    An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each person who has made a contribution to the referendum committee, together with the amount of the contribution.
         2.    The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative contributions to the referendum committee for the calendar year are in excess of $200.
         3.    An itemized statement of each contribution made anonymously to the referendum committee. If the contribution exceeds $10, the referendum committee shall specify whether the committee donated the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization, and shall include the full name and mailing address of the donee.
         4.    A statement of totals during the reporting period of contributions received and contributions donated as provided in subd. 3.
         5.    A statement of the cash balance on hand at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
         6.    An itemized statement of each loan of money made to the referendum committee, together with all of the following:
            a.    The full name and mailing address of the lender.
            b.    A statement of whether the lender is a commercial lending institution.
            c.    The date and amount of the loan.
            d.    The full name and mailing address of each guarantor, if any.
            e.    The original amount guaranteed by each guarantor.
            f.    The balance of the amount guaranteed by each guarantor at the end of the reporting period.
         7.    An itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made.
         8.    An itemized statement of every obligation exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name of the person or business with whom the obligation was incurred, and the date and the specific purpose for which each such obligation was incurred.
         9.    A statement of totals during the reporting period of disbursements made, including transfers made to and received from other committees, other income, and loans.
         10.    A statement of the balance of obligations incurred as of the end of the reporting period.
      (b)    The referendum committee shall begin each report filed under this chapter with the first contribution received, disbursement made, or obligation incurred during the reporting period.
   (2)   Reports to support or oppose a referendum at spring primary. A referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements, or incurring obligations to support or oppose a referendum appearing on a spring primary ballot shall do all the following:
      (a)    File a preprimary report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the primary.
      (b)    File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.
      (c)    Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
   (3)   Reports to support or oppose a referendum at spring election. A referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements, or incurring obligations to support or oppose a referendum appearing on a spring election ballot shall do all the following:
      (a)    File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.
      (b)    Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
   (4)   Reports to support or oppose a referendum at partisan primary. A referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements, or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to a referendum appearing on a partisan primary ballot shall do all the following:
      (a)    File a preprimary report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the primary.
      (b)    File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.
      (c)    In an odd-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
      (d)    In an even-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
      (e)    In an even-numbered year, file a report on September 30 indicating contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, or incurred after July 1 that are not included in the preprimary report.
   (5)   Reports in support of or opposition to a referendum at general election. A referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements, or incurring obligations to support or oppose a referendum appearing on a general election ballot shall do all the following:
      (a)    File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.
      (b)    In an odd-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
      (c)    In an even-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.
      (d)    In an even-numbered year, file a report on September 30 indicating contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, or incurred after July 1 that are not included in the preprimary report.

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